Grade 08 ELA - EC: E08.D.2.1.6
Grade 08 ELA - EC: E08.D.2.1.6
Continuum of Activities
The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.
This continuum of activities offers:
- Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
- Questions/activities that grow in complexity
- Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance
Grade Levels
8th Grade
Course, Subject
English Language Arts
Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content
Activities
- List examples of words and phrases that can be used by writers for effect.
- Identify examples of words and phrases used in a text to achieve a particular effect.
- Explain a writer’s intended purpose for using specific words and phrases.
- Explain the effect of specific words and phrases on the meaning of a text.
- Construct an original written text that uses words and phrases to achieve a particular effect.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of words and phrases used by a writer to achieve a particular effect.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Student lists examples of words and phrases that can be used by writers for effect. Examples of words and phrases that can be used for effect include, but are not limited to, specific nouns, strong verbs, descriptive adverbs, and adjectives.
- Student identifies examples of words and phrases used in a text to achieve a particular effect. The student correctly matches words and phrases used appropriately in a text with their intended purpose. Direct text evidence of the words and phrases are included in the identification.
- Student explains a writer’s intended purpose for using specific words and phrases. A writer may use specific words and phrases to emphasize ideas, establish relationships, engage their audience, or build suspense.
- Student explains the effect of specific words and phrases on the meaning of a text. The student explains the effect specific words and phrases have on the tone and style of a text. A writer’s style refers to the way ideas are expressed as a result of deliberate stylistic choices. These choices include, but are not limited to, choosing to use specific words and phrases. A writer’s tone refers to how ideas are expressed and received by a reader. A writer’s tone is developed by deliberate choices that relate to the writer’s intended purpose and audience for writing. Through the use of specific words and phrases, a writer may choose to establish an academic, serious, or humorous tone depending on the intended purpose and audience.
- Student constructs an original written text that uses words and phrases to achieve a particular effect. The constructed sentences include evidence of specific words and phrases used to achieve an intended effect. This includes, but is not limited to, emphasizing ideas, establishing relationships, engaging their audience, and building suspense.
- Student evaluates the effectiveness of words and phrases used by a writer to achieve a particular effect. The evaluation includes an analysis of the words and phrases used to achieve a particular effect. The student evaluates the effect of these words and phrases on the tone and style of a text.
